27 October 1906 in Scotswood, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland[registered in
Newcastle upon Tyne, December 1906].

Census Notes

According to the 1911 census,
the young Robert was in hospital! In the City Hospital for
Infectious Diseases in Walkergate, Longbenton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. His
parents, George and Annie, live at 5 Danskin Place in Scotswood (The only
parents called Barclay in Scotswood!). The census reveals that they
had had five children, three of them are on this return. His father is a
coal mine hewer.

Died

13 July 1969,
aged
62 years 260 days[registered in Huddersfield, September 1969].

Height/Weight

5'
7½", 10st.
7lbs [1936].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com

Club Career

Club(s)

Started his career
at local non-league clubs, Scotswood Church United FC, Bell's Close
Juniors FC, Allendale FC and Scotswood FC. It was Derby County FC that
brought Barclay into the Football League on 9 February 1927,
he played 61 league matches, scoring 23 times.
Sheffield United FC signed him for £3,500 on 4 June 1931,
and he played 231 league matches, with a return
of 67 goals. Huddersfield Town AFC paid £7,000
to sign Barclay (and teammate Edward Boot)
on 15 March 1937, he played in 74
league matches, scoring nineteen. During WW2, he guested for
various clubs, Barnsley FC, Bradford FC, Bradford City FC, Crewe Alexandra
FC, Oldham Athletic FC, Sheffield United FC and York City AFC. He was
released by Huddersfield upon the resumption of League football, on which
Barclay joined Hurst FC, of the Cheshire League.

After leaving Hurst FC, Barclay
returned to Huddersfield Town FC to became the assistant trainer. He
followed this up as a coach in the Netherlands. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.23.

Bobby Barclay - Career Statistics

Squads

Apps

Comp.
Apps

Mins.

Goals

Goals
Av.min

Comp.
Goals

Capt.

Disc.

4

3

3

270

2

135
min

2

none

none

Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation.